Daybreakers Out On DVD

Daybreakers is out on DVD May 11th 2010. It's a vampire movie set in the future. I have not watched it yet but being a sucker for vampire films I put it on my rent list. This movie is a renter for fans of vampire movies, beyond that don't expect too much.

When it was released to the theaters Daybreakers' promotional materials did not excite me too much. I’m intrigued with how they set up vampire starvation causing a rotschreck frenzy, sounds like someone was playing Vampire The Masquerade. Nothing else really excites me nor intrigues me about the movie.

The reviews were mixed mostly classifying this a a B movie and a nifty genera piece with a cold, steely blue, black,gray look. Roger Ebert said "intriguing premise ... ends as so many movies do these days, with fierce fights and bloodshed." Variety said it "emerges as a competent but routine chase thriller that lacks attention-getting dialogue, unique characters or memorable set pieces that might make it a genre keeper rather than a polished time-filler."

These reviews are not bad for vampire fans. They match my expectations for the film. Being a sucker for vampire films and the reviews landed this one on the on the renter list. Warning: Ethan Hawke is in it which is a red flag out of his current 49 movies only 2 were good and his part in them wasn't. Sam Neill is a plus but though.

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Daybreakers: In 2009, a major viral outburst transformed a majority of the world’s population into vampires. It is now 2019. With only a handful of humans left to provide blood for the starving population of vampires, extinction is a very real risk for the new dominant species of humanity. If a vampire doesn’t drink blood, then they will transform from having a recognizable human form into a violent, uncontrollable, and bat-like creature of the night. Now two different factions strive for a solution. A small factions of surviving humans wish to repopulate the species and a secret team of human and ‘cured’ researchers try to uncover a way that would rescue the human race.

Theater or Renter: January 2010

Theater or Renter: January 2010 includes 4 SF movies Daybreakers, The Book of Eli, Tooth Fairy, Legion. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the Trailer. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?

Daybreakers:

Release Date: JANUARY 8th

Listed as: SF, Vampire

Studio: Lionsgate

Director: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig

Produced by: Chris Brown, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst

Written by: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill

The Plot / Story: In 2009, a major viral outburst transformed a majority of the world's population into vampires. It is now 2019. With only a handful of humans left to provide blood for the starving population of vampires, extinction is a very real risk for the new dominant species of humanity. If a vampire doesn't drink blood, then they will transform from having a recognizable human form into a violent, uncontrollable, and bat-like creature of the night. Now two different factions strive for a solution. A small factions of surviving humans wish to repopulate the species and a secret team of human and 'cured' researchers try to uncover a way that would rescue the human race. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

The Plot / Story: In post-apocalyptic 2043, a lone hero, Eli, guards the Book of Eli (a Bible which, to his knowledge, is the last Bible in the world), which provides knowledge that could redeem society, and the source of all their pain. The despot of a small makeshift town plans to take possession of the book. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

The Plot / Story: Derek Thompson is "The Tooth Fairy" a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a "real" tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings, and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth"—bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

The Plot / Story: After God loses faith in humanity, the archangel Michael, who has become a fallen angel, is the only one standing between mankind and the apocalypse. This time using angels as the act of Biblical judgment, God's wrath descends on Earth to exterminate the world's population. In a desperate, last-chance gambit, Michael leads a group of strangers to a small New Mexico diner to protect a young waitress who may be pregnant with Christ in his second coming. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

Daybreakers Trailer 2: Futuristic Vampires

Daybreakers trailer # 2 is out, it doesn’t look bad. They took a fairly worn out premise and are trying to pitch it as new. I would like to believe them but so far nothing in the trailer has peaked my interest beyond that it is a vampire movie. Watch the Trailer above.

Story: The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world's population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction.

Its all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the few remaining humans. But time and hope are running out until Ed meets Audrey, a human survivor who leads him to a startling medical breakthrough. Armed with knowledge that both humans and vampires will kill for, Ed must battle his own kind in a deadly struggle that will decide the fate of the human race.

Something New

A better spin on this that would at least make it newer. Take the futuristic setting with different Vampire clans controlling certain major corporations in which they secretly traffic human blood. The vampires are not the dominant species and probably hidden from most. Blend in some of Shakespeare's tale Romeo and Juliet for tension and romantic plot line.

Owner

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is everything I expected it to be… A giant robot action film and a rip roaring wild ride. I particularly enjoyed how the story focused on the robots while Sam Witwicky’s story takes on the role of supporting story line. It's an owner for me.

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Blood: The Last Vampire: The trailer for this movie looks awesome! There is a kind of Blade feel to it. Vampires and martial arts in one movie… this looks like a must see for fans of vampires and wuxia films. Definitely a renter.

Blood+: Part Two is a series based on the 2000 anime film Blood: The Last Vampire about a little girl vampire hunter. The 2000 animated film of Blood didn't spark my interest but the new movie that came out this year looked interesting and is a renter. My interest in the movie is why this is a renter. It will sit low on my rental list though I'm still unsure about it and will wait to watch the movie first. If you have any comments on the Blood movie's or this series please let me know.

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder: ahhh yea chumps and chumpets the next in the Futurama movie series is out! I have really enjoyed the others in the series so I’m really looking forward to this one as well. This is an owner! While humanity awaits the magnificent new Green Age, ancient forces return to screw up everything, leaving Fry as the best hope for the universe. Meanwhile, Fry also falls for a married fembot, and Leela goes on the run from Zapp Brannigan.

Cyclops: OMG this is here because I can’t resist the temptation to rent it: A cyclops and bad roman references, and look at the cover image, what more do you need! Read the description and tell me can you resist the temptation to watch this flick. When a cyclops terrorizes the ancient Roman countryside, treacherous emperor Tiberius sends his best general, Marcus, to capture the creature and bring it back to Rome to appear in the gladiatorial games. But when Tiberius also banishes Marcus to the games, the soldier teams up with the cylcops to overthrow the wretched ruler.
It may be bad, It may be good, It could even be craptastic! I will have to find out.

Haunting of Molly Hartley: This thriller failed to interest me when out in the theaters and did not even make it to my rental list I put out the challenge to debate me on the good qualities of this movie and I received silence. Last chance: if you have seen this and it is good let me know why I should watch it?

The Lair : Season 2: A spin off of the smash hit Dante’s Cove, the Lair is a secret club for the vampire’s of the cove where they can explore their darkest and most erotic desires. Season two picks up where one left off with many unanswered questions about the secret club, the future of its members, a mysterious plant and a deadly werewolf terrorizing local residents. This series is a steamy gay-themed vampire series.

The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice: I’m curious about this series. I haven’t seen any of the movies yet but this is a renter mainly because it has vampires, what can I say I’m a sucker for vampire flicks. If you have seen this let me know what you thought. Librarian Flynn Carsen must rescue a kidnapped scholar and track down the legendary Judas Chalice to save the world from a dangerous vampire, in the third installment of this popular adventure film series. Carsen teams up with a mysterious woman and sets out for New Orleans, hoping to find the powerful chalice before it falls into the hands of a cult that believes it can revive the infamous Vlad Dracul.

Earth's Blood: A new album from the band God Forbid. Track Listing: The Discovery, The Rain, Empire Of The Gun, War Of Attrition, The New Clear, shallow, Walk Alone, Bat The Angels, Earth’s blood, Gaia (The Vultures).

DVD Releases: January 6th, 2009

Babylon A.D.: This one is going on the rent list. I want to see it but have concerns, read Exploring: Babylon A.D. for more. The movie is about Toorop a mercenary in the future who takes the job of escorting a woman from Eastern Europe to New York. While he thinks this is just an ordinary mission, he gradually finds out that his guest is carrying an organism that has the potential to become the next Messiah — and everybody wants to get their hands on it. Theater or Renter: August 2008.

Doctor Who: War Machines (Episode 27): Last of the William Hartnell years. The Doctor poses as a scientist in 1966 London to ferret out the source of evil and stumbles on the thinking computer WOTAN. Though poised to be linked with computers around the world to create an advanced computer network, WOTAN has its own plans: namely, to create a robot army to take over the world.

Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday (Episode 118): From the Peter Davison years. The good doctor and a trio of companions aboard a spaceship headed for Earth in the company of an ethnically diverse android crew and the frog-like alien Urbankans. With the Urbankan leader set on poisoning the planet's inhabitants so that he can repopulate it with his androids, it's up to the Doctor to find a way to avert disaster.

Duckman: Seasons Three and Four: This show is vulgar and funny, not for the light of heart or easily offend able. The animated show is about a private detective Duckman who returns for more comic misadventures with his partner, Cornfed. Duckman lands himself in the nuthouse, starts a revolution in a third-world country, adopts rap star Coolio and buys a mail-order bride. Definitely worth seeing.

Vampire Fans

I haven't had a chance to sink my teeth into these yet. If you have seen them let me know: owner, renter, or don’t waste my time?

Kiss of the Vampire: Sick of teleporting to the next town after leaving a trail of blood-drained bodies in his wake, vampire Alex Stone and his clan decide to stay awhile in sleepy Hamilton, Ohio, after he falls hard for one of the local lovelies But while Alex wants nothing more than to leave immortality behind, there are those in town who will do almost anything to gain what he's intent on giving up in this horror love story

Netherbeast Incorporated: In this satire of corporate America, it's business as usual at the vampire-owned and -operated Netherbeast Inc. -- one of the world's largest phone makers -- until the boss contracts vampire Alzheimer's and starts hiring humans. Bodies soon begin to pile up in this office comedy based on the award-winning short The Netherbeast of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. Darrell Hammond, Judd Nelson, Dave Foley, Jason Mewes and Robert Wagner co-star.